2026 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 26
$600 Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha 8
Entries:  96
Prize Pool:  $49,920
January 14, 2026

Event 26 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $600 Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha 8, drawing 96 entries for a prize pool of $49,920. Taking it down was Ryan Hoenig, winning outright for $15,200 and his sixth SHRP major series trophy.

Here are Hoenig’s six SHRP major series trophy victories:

2024 Showdown:  $600 2-7 Triple Draw  ($11,980)
2024 Showdown:  $600 Omaha 8  ($14,675)
2024 Showdown:  $600 Badugi  ($10,585)
2024 RRPO:  $600 Triple Stud  ($9,720)
2025 Showdown:  $600 PLO 8 ($14,520)
2026 LHPO:  $600 PLO 8 Six-Max  ($15,200)

$600 Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha 8
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 96

Ryan Hoenig raised to 50,000 from the button, Joe Shammas called in the small blind, and Christopher Lee called in the big blind.

The flop was , Shammas checked, Lee checked, and Hoenig bet 50,000. Shammas check-raised to 300,000, Lee check-reraised all in for 620,000, Hoenig reraised all in for 945,000, and Shammas called all in for 635,000.

Hoenig: 
Shammas: 
Lee: 

Hoenig had a pair of queens with a flush draw and the nut low draw, Shammas had top set (queens), and Lee had bottom set (fours).

The turn and river completed the board, giving Hoenig a flush to eliminate both opponents and take down Event 26 outright for $15,200. Shammas finished runner-up for $9,855, while Lee finished in 3rd place for $6,560.

A recap of Event 26 will be posted later tonight.

$600 Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha 8
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 96

Christopher Lee raised to to 55,000 from the button and Andrew Becker called in the big blind.

The flop was , Becker bet his remaining 55,000, and Lee called with for the nut low draw. Becker showed for tens and sixes.

The turn and river completed the board, giving Lee a wheel to scoop the pot and eliminate Becker in fourth place.

Christopher Lee  –  690,000  (35 bb)
Andrew Becker  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($4,495)

With three players remaining from a field of 96 entries, the average chip stack is around 800,000 (40 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $6,560 each.

$600 Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha 8
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 96

Mark Kastory moved all in from the hijack for 45,000, and Ryan Hoenig called from the small blind.

Ryan Hoenig:  
Mark Kastroy:  

The board came , and Hoenig won the high side with trip fours. They chopped the low side with 8-5-4-3-A lows, leaving Kastory with just 1/4 of the pot.

But Kastory was still alive, and he’s already made two pay jumps at this final table as the short stack.

Ryan Hoenig  –  775,000  (39 bb)
Mark Kastory  –  30,000  (2 bb)

The next hand, Kastory was forced all in from the big blind, with 10,000 in as the ante, and the other 20,000 as his big blind. Christopher Lee raised from the cutoff, and everyone else folded.

Christopher Lee:  
Mark Kastory:  

Kastory woke up with a solid hand, but the board came . Lee won the high side with a ten-high straight, and the low side with an 8-6-4 low, to eliminate Kastory in fifth place.

Christopher Lee  –  710,000  (36 bb)
Mark Kastory  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($3,175)

With four players remaining from a field of 96 entries, the average chip stack is around 600,000 (30 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $4,495 each.

$600 Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha 8
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 96

Chris Leslie-Hynan raised from the cutoff to 50,000, and Christopher Lee called from the big blind.

The flop came , Lee checked, Hynan bet 40,000, and Lee check-raised to 150,000. Hynan moved all in for 270,000, and Lee called.

Christopher Lee:    (flush draw, 8-7-4 low)
Chris Leslie-Hynan:    (flush draw, straight draw, 8-7-6 low)

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Hynan missed all of his outs. Lee won the high side with a pair of jacks, and the low side with his 8-7-4, to eliminate Leslie-Hynan in sixth place.

Christopher Lee  –  660,000  (33 bb)
Chris Leslie-Hynan  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($2,315)

With five players remaining from a field of 96 entries, the average chip stack is around 480,000 (24 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,175 each.

$600 Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha 8
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 96

Mark Kastory raised all in for 25,000 in the hijack, John Howe reraised all in for 45,000 in the cutoff, Joe Shammas called on the button, Christopher Lee called in the small blind, and Ryan Hoenig called in the big blind.

The flop was , Lee checked, Hoenig bet 45,000, Shammas folded, and Lee folded.

Kastory: 
Howe: 
Hoenig: 

The turn and river completed the board, giving Kastory kings and jacks to win the main pot and quintuple up again, while Hoenig took the side pot with kings and tens to eliminate Howe in seventh place.

Ryan Hoenig  –  580,000  (29 bb)
Mark Kastory  –  145,000  (7 bb)
John Howe  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($1,735)

With six players remaining from a field of 96 entries, the average chip stack is around 400,000 (20 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,315 each.

$600 Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha 8
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 96

Ryan Hoenig raised to 40,000 from the hijack and Mark Kastory was forced all in for 10,000 in the small blind.

Hoenig: 
Kastory: 

The board came , giving Hoenig a ten-high straight for the high and Kastory a 7-6-4-3-2 low to chop the pot.

Ryan Hoenig  –  560,000  (28 bb)
Mark Kastory  –  25,000  (1 bb)

With seven players remaining from a field of 96 entries, the average chip stack is around 345,000 (17 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,735 each.

$600 Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha 8
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 96

The players return from break to begin Level 21, with increased blinds of 10,000-20,000 and a 20,000 ante.

With seven players remaining from a field of 96 entries, the average chip stack is around 343,000 (17 big blinds). Here are the official chip counts from the break:

Seat 1.  Mark Kastory  –  10,000  (<1 bb)
Seat 2.  John Howe  –  95,000  (5 bb)
Seat 3.  Joe Shammas  –  875,000  (44 bb)
Seat 4.  Christopher Lee  –  425,000  (21 bb)
Seat 5.  Ryan Hoenig  –  545,000  (27 bb)
Seat 6.  Andrew Becker  –  180,000  (9 bb)
Seat 7.  Chris Leslie-Hynan  –  270,000  (14 bb)

And here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $15,200 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $9,855
3rd:  $6,560
4th:  $4,495
5th:  $3,175
6th:  $2,315
7th:  $1,735

$600 Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha 8
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 96

John Howe limped in for 16,000 under the gun, Ryan Hoenig did the same in the cutoff, Andrew Becker followed suit on the button, Chris Leslie-Hynan completed in the small blind, and Mark Kastory was forced all in for 2,000 in the big blind.

The flop was and action checked to Hoenig who bet 20,000, successfully isolated the action and winning the side pot.

Hoenig showed for jacks and nines, while Kastory showed for aces and jacks.

The runout kept Kastory’s aces and jacks best, quintupling his stack to 10,000.

Ryan Hoenig  –  545,000  (34 bb)
Mark Kastory  –  10,000  (< 1 bb)

$600 Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha 8
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 96

After the elimination of Grant Hart in eighth place, the final seven players redraw for random seats at the final table. Here is the lineup with approximate chip counts:

Seat 1.  Mark Kastory  –  25,000  (2 bb)
Seat 2.  John Howe  –  300,000  (19 bb)
Seat 3.  Joe Shammas  –  640,000  (40 bb)
Seat 4.  Christopher Lee  –  275,000  (17 bb)
Seat 5.  Ryan Hoenig  –  500,000  (31 bb)
Seat 6.  Andrew Becker  –  280,000  (18 bb)
Seat 7.  Chris Leslie-Hynan  –  350,000  (22 bb)

Here are the remaining payouts, followed by the money finishers so far:

1st:  $15,200 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $9,855
3rd:  $6,560
4th:  $4,495
5th:  $3,175
6th:  $2,315
7th:  $1,735

8th:  Grant Hart  –  $1,735
9th:  Ken Aldridge  –  $1,345
10th:  A.J. Kelsall  –  $1,345
11th:  Dylan Wilkerson  –  $1,080
12th:  Filippos Stavrakis  –  $1,080

With seven players remaining from a field of 96 entries, the average chip stack is around 343,000 (21 big blinds).